Is a political system based on individual freedom desirable? For Plato, no: 2,500 years ago, he already saw democracy as a chaotic political organization leading to disorder, then tyranny.
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Often denounced as the natural enemy of prosperity, protectionism lends itself to caricature. When taken seriously, however, it raises some interesting questions for free-trade orthodoxy.
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Economics is a language of models and equations. Yet its foundations are philosophical. Giving heterodox currents back their rightful place means restoring the vitality and pluralism of this discipline - and thus its link with liberalism.
The Iran-Israel crisis has revived an old Western temptation: regime change. The illusion of immediate political transformation, however, runs up against the fact that regimes come and go, while peoples, their history and culture remain.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court recently upheld the University of Lausanne's decision to no longer recognize the Zofingen student society as a university association. Now in the media spotlight, the case is not without its lessons.
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There are thousands of dictionaries and other resources available online today. So, with the help of a computer and a good Internet connection, you can have fun reconstructing the history of a word. Let's try it with «civilité».
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Political debate requires us to distinguish between what is principled and what is practical, to avoid both pure ideology and technocracy.
Is beauty in things or in our minds? According to British philosopher Roger Scruton, neither option is satisfactory. By pointing out the paradoxical nature of aesthetic judgments, he attempts to overcome the opposition between objectivism and subjectivism.
The European Union is the scene of a major political confrontation between sovereigntists and advocates of a form of international governance. A situation which raises the central and delicate question of sovereignty in the age of globalization.
Saint Patrick's College, near Dublin, has spanned more than two centuries of Irish history. The destiny of this unique Catholic institution reveals a past marked by political and religious conflict.
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